Definitions for fartherˈfɑr ðərfar·ther

Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word farther.

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

farther(adj)

more distant in especially space or time

"they live in the farther house"

further, farther(adverb)

more distant in especially degree

"nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations"

further, farther(adverb)

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense)

"further complicated by uncertainty about the future"; "let's not discuss it further"; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "they are further along in their research than we expected"; "the application of the law was extended farther"; "he is going no farther in his studies"

farther, further(adverb)

to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense)

"farther north"; "moved farther away"; "farther down the corridor"; "the practice may go back still farther to the Druids"; "went only three miles further"; "further in the future"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

farther(Adjective)

Of or pertaining to being distant, or of greater distance in degree or of extension in time.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

Farther

more remote; more distant than something else

Farther

tending to a greater distance; beyond a certain point; additional; further

Farther(adverb)

at or to a greater distance; more remotely; beyond; as, let us rest with what we have, without looking farther

Farther(adverb)

moreover; by way of progress in treating a subject; as, farther, let us consider the probable event

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

Farther

fär′thėr, adj. (comp. of Far) more far or distant: tending to a greater distance: longer: additional.—adv. at or to a greater distance; more remotely: beyond: moreover.—adjs. and advs.Far′thermore, furthermore; Far′thermost, furthermost.—adj.Farthest (superl. of Far), most far, distant, or remote.—adv. at or to the greatest distance. [A rather recent form, comp. of far, the euphonic th being inserted from the analogy of further.]